Emerald Embrace (45 page)

It is 1703, and Rachael Penrose is confined to Bedlam Insane Asylum in London after discovering her uncle Victor plans to kill her brother in order to inherit the family fortune. Victor leads a gang of criminals and uses French privateer/smuggler Sébastien Falconer as the scapegoat for his crimes. When Victor spreads the lie that Rachael informed the authorities of Falconer’s smuggling activities, Falconer vows revenge on the girl.

A dangerously ill Rachael finally escapes from Bedlam, only to find shelter in Sébastien’s carriage, and ends up in his care. It is a twist of fate that will alter both their lives forever.

Believing she is in danger from Sébastien, Rachael meets up with his estranged twin brother, Jacques, a customs officer intent on bringing his brother, the famous privateer, to justice. But the real criminal is still at large, and she and her brother are still in danger. Will she discover the truth and save both their lives … and her heart?

ISBN# 978-193383654-6
US $7.95 / CDN $8.95
Historical Romance
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Irenee Sabel is a witch—a good witch, a sophisticated beauty, a member of Chicago’s old money elite, and a Defender of an ancient code of ethics that prohibits the indiscriminate use of power attached to magical possessions. As a Sword, Irenee is responsible for confiscating and destroying hidden relics of the sorcery realm still employed by practitioners of the craft for self-centered reasons. Her present target: an aging warlock.

    While attending a gala party at Alton Finster’s Gold Coast mansion, she burglarizes his safe in search of an item of mystical mayhem. Irenee doesn’t anticipate Jim Tylan interrupting her break-in. From the moment they meet, she knows this is no ordinary man.

    With an undisclosed search warrant from the Department of Justice and Homeland Security, Tylan enters Finster’s office to obtain covert financial records. There he finds a glowing handbag and an overpowering attraction to the benevolent sorceress holding the luminescent purse.

    This mysterious encounter launches an escapade to expose pieces of the legendary Cataclysm Stone, an evil object of interest for the Defenders since the fifteenth century. In the heat of the chase, Irenee discovers that her real object of interest isn’t the famed stone, but the undercover agent destined to be her lover … her soul mate.

ISBN# 978-193383699-7
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Paranormal Romance
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When Edouard de Lanceau, son of Moydenshire’s great lord Geoffrey de Lanceau, finds an unconscious wounded woman lying in a river, he’s shocked to recognize Lady Juliana de Greyne, to whom he was once almost betrothed. Years before, his bet with a friend to win her kiss went awry, and the betrothal never went forward. But Edouard has never forgotten Juliana. Taking her in his arms, he vows to find out who would want her dead, and why, while he rides on to an important meeting on behalf of his ill father.

Lord Geoffrey’s enemies, Veronique Desjardin and her grown son Tye, have returned to Moydenshire to destroy him. Alerted to Edouard’s mission, they take him prisoner and chain him in a tower. Now a hostage, he must fight not only for his life, but for Juliana’s as well.

When Juliana wakes, she has no memory of who she is or what has happened to her. All she knows is she’s captive in a chamber along with a man in chains insisting he knows her and begging her to set him free. For reasons unknown, her feelings for this stranger run strong. Were they once lovers—or is he really a cold-blooded killer? Determined to regain her memories and know the truth, Lady Juliana discovers an inner strength she’s never known and the power of
A Knight’s Persuasion
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ISBN# 978-160542096-7
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Historical Romance
MAY 2010
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A family conceals a cruel secret
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Emma Perkins’ life appears idyllic. Her husband, Jared, is a hardworking farmer and a dependable neighbor. But Emma knows intimately the brutality prowling beneath her husband’s façade. When he sends their children away, Emma’s life unravels.

A woman seeks her spirit
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Deep in despair, Emma seeks refuge aboard her uncle’s riverboat, the Spirit of the River. She travels through a new world filled with colorful characters: captains, mates, the rich, the working class, moonshiners, prostitutes, and Gage-the Spirit’s reclusive engineer. Scarred for life from a riverboat explosion, Gage’s insight into heartache draws him to Emma, and as they heal together, they form a deep and unbreakable bond. Emma learns to trust that anything is possible, including reclaiming her children and facing her husband.

A man seeks revenge
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Jared Perkins makes a journey of his own. Determined to bring his wife home and teach her the lesson of her life, Jared secretly follows the Spirit. His rage burns cold as he plans his revenge for everyone on board.

    Against the immense power of the river, the journey of the Spirit will change the course of their lives forever.

ISBN# 9781932815931
Trade Paperback
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The Y Dawnus are known as the Gifted. These irreplaceable members of High King Arthur’s early medieval society live in a mysterious land in 500 A.D. The Dreamers, the Dewin, the Druids, and the Bards, these chosen ones are his talented pillars. Without them his empire cannot survive. When they are taken captive by the Coranians in a battle for Kymru, the fate of the world hangs in the balance.

    In this Fourth Book of the Dreamer’s Cycle, cruel deprivation and a full-scale conflict bring the Y Dawnus to the brink of annihilation. Confronting his mortal enemy, Havgan the Warleader, Arthur and his forces must fight a formidable opponent backed by menacing powers that threaten to end their magical, elite kingdom.

    Loyal to King Arthur, Gwydion, the Dreamer of Kymru, must contemplate the loss of Rhiannon, former heir to the Ardewin. She alone is the love of his soul. If he fails, he will never see her again. A daring escapade against the Coranians threatens to separate them forever.

    In a treacherous realm where captives are collared and sacrificed, where ruthless territorial boundaries are drawn and enforced, where death by poisoning and torture are the norm, the highest morals are at stake in love and in hate. Only the strongest survive in the pursuit of freedom. And only the deepest passion will drive away the evil that lurks in a mystical land of fragile kingdoms, powerful warleaders, and ancient magic.

ISBN# 978-193383657-7
Trade Paperback/Fantasy
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